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One hundred-plus sessions across seven tracks: the conversations Cameroon needs to have, and the rooms where they happen. Find the ones that pull you in.

Track 1 - Youth Skills and Jobs

Youth Skills to Jobs

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There Is a Seat for You in Tech | Keynote, 20 min - The rallying opener. Tech is a whole economy of roles (design, research, data, product, marketing, writing, QA, support, sales, operations), not just coding. Sets the tone that everyone in the room has a viable route in. Who it’s for: All youth, especially non-CS students You leave with: A mental map of 10+ tech careers that don't require a CS degree.

New Pathways | Panel, Bold Stage, 60 min - From Any Degree to a Tech Career: Real Cameroonians who moved from non-tech studies into tech roles, sociology to UX research, linguistics to localisation, accounting to data and fintech ops, law to tech policy, teaching to instructional design, journalism to content writing. Each shares the exact steps they took. Who it’s for: Students, graduates, career-switchers You leave with: A named pathway from your field of study to a specific tech role.

Becoming a UX Designer or Researcher, No Design Degree Needed | Masterclass, 60 min - What UX design and research actually are; how social-science skills like interviewing, observation and synthesis transfer directly; the tools to learn; and the first two portfolio projects to build. Who it’s for: Social-science, humanities and design-curious youth You leave with: A starter UX portfolio plan and the first project brief to complete.

The 90-Day Employability Sprint |Masterclass, 60 min - Choose a target role, learn its core stack, build two portfolio pieces, get feedback and start applying, in 90 days. Delivered with a workbook attendees fill in during the session. Who it’s for: Anyone serious about getting hired this year You leave with: A completed, dated 90-day plan you can start the same afternoon.

Digital Skills Acceleration | Masterclass, 60 min - The Highest-ROI Skills to Learn Now Which skills convert fastest to income in the Cameroon and remote market right now (data literacy, practical AI tools, digital marketing, no-code, cloud and support fundamentals), matched to where the jobs actually are. Who it’s for: Learners deciding what to study next You leave with: A shortlist of in-demand skills matched to your starting point.

Build a Portfolio That Gets You Hired | Workshop / Lab, 75 min - Hands-on. By the end, you have a starter portfolio (GitHub, Behance, Notion or a simple site) with one real piece of work in it. Reviewers circulate to give live feedback. Who it’s for: Job-seekers with laptops or phones You leave with: A live, shareable portfolio link and a review from a practitioner.

Getting Hired Remotely, Working for Global Companies from Cameroon | Fireside, 45 min - How young Cameroonians land remote and freelance roles with international employers, the platforms, how to stand out, handling time zones, and getting paid in foreign currency. Honest talk from people doing it. Who it’s for: Youth eyeing global-remote income You leave with: A remote job-hunting checklist and payment know-how.

Learn to Earn, Bootcamps, Apprenticeships & Self-Teaching | Panel, 50 min - The local learning landscape mapped honestly: which bootcamps and apprenticeships work, how to fund your learning, free resources, and how to avoid 'pay-us-and-get-nothing' scams. Who it’s for: Learners choosing how to train You leave with: A vetted view of local learning options and how to pay for them. Who it’s for: All job-seekers You leave with: A clear picture of how you'll actually be evaluated — and how to win.

What Employers Actually Want | Panel, 50 min - Hiring managers speak candidly: skills versus certificates, how they screen CVs and portfolios, the green and red flags, and what gets a junior hired with no experience. The bridge into the Career Fair. Who it’s for: Anyone applying for roles You leave with: A reviewed CV, an improved profile, and one practice interview done.

CV, LinkedIn & Interview | Clinic, Rolling, 90 min - Lab A rapid-fire clinic: reviewers fix CVs and LinkedIn profiles on the spot and run short mock interviews with feedback. Runs alongside Career Fair prep. Who it’s for: Hustlers and self-starters You leave with: A simple plan to earn your first income from a digital skill.

From Side Hustle to Salary, Freelancing & Digital Trades | Session, 45 min - Turning a skill into income now: packaging services, finding first clients locally and online, pricing, and building toward a stable income or a first job. For those who can't wait for a formal role. Who it’s for: All youth, especially non-technical You leave with: A set of AI tools and prompts you can use in any job.

AI Skills for Non Techies | Masterclass, 60 min - Practical AI literacy for any role using AI tools to work faster and smarter, basic prompt skills, and how 'AI-fluent' juniors stand out to employers. No coding required. Who it’s for: Numbers-comfortable graduates You leave with: A step-by-step plan to your first analyst portfolio.

Data Analytics From Zero Your First Analyst Role | Masterclass, 60 min - The fastest data pathway from spreadsheets to SQL to simple dashboards, and the portfolio that lands a junior analyst role. Grounded in tasks Cameroonian employers actually need. Who it’s for: Organised, people-strong graduates You leave with: A clear route into PM/PO roles and what to learn first.

Product & Project Management The Non-Coding Tech Careers | Panel, 50 min - How to break into product and project roles without an engineering degree, what the jobs involve, the transferable skills, and the certifications worth having. Who it’s for: Communicators and humanities graduates You leave with: A map of 'words and people' tech roles and how to enter them.

Words & People Jobs in Tech | Panel, 50 min - The writing- and people-centred careers the industry quietly depends on: technical and UX writing, community management, developer relations and social. Ideal for humanities graduates. Who it’s for: Communicators and humanities graduates You leave with: A map of 'words and people' tech roles and how to enter them.

Cybersecurity Careers, Entry Routes into a High-Demand Field | Masterclass, 60 min - Where the cybersecurity jobs are and how juniors break in (SOC analyst, governance and compliance), plus the certifications and free labs to start with. Who it’s for: Detail-oriented, security-curious youth You leave with: A starter roadmap and a first certification to target.

Personal Branding & LinkedIn for Job-Seekers | Workshop, 60 min - Becoming findable and credible online: a recruiter-ready LinkedIn profile, building in public, and turning a portfolio into a magnet for opportunities. Who it’s for: Every job-seeker You leave with: An upgraded LinkedIn profile and a personal-brand plan.

Networking That Gets You Hired, Not Just Business Cards | Session, 45 min - How real opportunities come through relationships: informational interviews, referrals, and staying on people's radar, practical scripts included. Who it’s for: Shy and first-time networkers You leave with: A simple networking system and opening scripts to use today.

From Internship to Full-Time, Winning the Conversion | Fireside, 45 min - How to turn an internship or attachment into a paid role: setting expectations, delivering visible wins, and asking for the offer. Who it’s for: Interns and about-to-be interns You leave with: A 90-day plan to convert an internship into a job.

Soft Skills & Workplace Readiness | Workshop, 60 min - The non-technical skills that separate junior hires who last from those who don't: communication, feedback, time management, and remote-work discipline. Who it’s for: New and soon-to-be employees You leave with: A workplace-readiness checklist for your first 90 days.

Track 2 - Startups and SMEs to Growth

Startups and SMEs to Growth

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Building Ventures That Survive in Cameroon | Flagship Panel, Bold Stage, 60 min - The realities of building here (infrastructure, payments, trust, talent, cash flow) and what separates the ventures that survive from those that don't. Founders who've made it share the unglamorous truths. Who it’s for: All founders and aspiring founders You leave with: A realistic survival playbook for the local operating environment.

Investment Readiness, What Investors in Africa Look For | Masterclass, 60 min - The nuts and bolts: metrics that matter, a clean cap table, a data room, and framing the ask. What makes an African investor lean in, and what makes them pass. Who it’s for: Founders seeking capital You leave with: An investment-readiness checklist scored against your own venture.

From Grant to Revenue, Funding Without Losing Your Company | Masterclass, 60 min - The full menu of funding (grants, competitions, revenue-based finance, angels, equity) and the trade-offs of each. Understanding dilution, and when local capital beats foreign capital. Who it’s for: Founders weighing how to fund You leave with: A funding-path decision guide matched to your stage.

Raising Capital in Cameroon & Francophone Africa | Panel, 50 min - An honest map of the capital landscape: who is actually writing cheques, the regional funds, the francophone-Africa nuances, and how to get in front of them. Who it’s for: Fundraising founders You leave with: A shortlist of realistic funding sources and how to approach them.

Product-Market Fit on a Bootstrap Budget | Workshop, 75 min - Hands-on validation: testing demand cheaply, building a lean MVP, and landing your first paying customers before you spend big. Who it’s for: Early-stage builders You leave with: A validation experiment to run within two weeks.

Digitise or Die, Taking Your SME Online | Masterclass, 60 min - For traditional SMEs: practical e-commerce, digital and mobile payments, WhatsApp Business, simple bookkeeping and inventory tools, the highest-impact digital moves first. Who it’s for: SME owners You leave with: A prioritised digitisation checklist for your business.

Scaling Beyond Cameroon, Going Regional | Fireside, 45 min - What it takes to expand across borders (regulation, payments, localisation, partnerships) from founders who have done it. Who it’s for: Growth-stage founders You leave with: A regional-expansion readiness view and first-step priorities.

Women Founders, Building & Funding | Panel, 50 min - The specific access gaps women founders face, the networks and capital designed to close them, and strategies that work in the Cameroonian context. Who it’s for: Women founders and allies You leave with: Concrete networks, funds and tactics to tap into.

The Startup Act & You | Panel, 45 min - What the Startup Act means in practice for a founder (incentives, registration, obligations) translated from policy into action. Who it’s for: Founders and SME owners You leave with: A plain-language guide to using the Startup Act.

Pitch Teardown Live | Clinic, 60 min - Founders pitch; a panel constructively tears the pitch apart and rebuilds it. The best preparation for the Lion's Den, and a spectator favourite. Who it’s for: Founders preparing to pitch You leave with: A sharpened pitch and direct feedback from judges.

Founder Wellbeing & Avoiding Burnout | Fireside, 45 min - The unspoken side of building: managing stress, isolation and cash-flow anxiety without breaking down. Honest talk from founders who have been through it. Who it’s for: Founders under pressure You leave with: Practical habits to sustain yourself through the hard years.

Building Your Founding Team & First Hires | Masterclass, 60 min - Co-founder dynamics, equity splits, and making your first hires well on a tight budget, with the mistakes that sink early teams. Who it’s for: Early-stage founders You leave with: A framework for co-founder and first-hire decisions.

Getting Your First 100 Customers on a Shoestring | Workshop, 60 min - Scrappy go-to-market for the Cameroonian context: channels that work here, WhatsApp and community selling, and turning early users into advocates. Who it’s for: Pre-traction founders You leave with: A concrete plan to reach your first 100 customers.

Pricing & Unit Economics for African Startups | Masterclass, 60 min - Setting prices that work in a price-sensitive market while staying viable, margins, CAC, and the numbers investors will probe. Who it’s for: Founders and SME owners You leave with: A working grip on your own unit economics.

Mobile Money & Payments, Getting Paid as a Startup | Panel, 50 min - Navigating mobile money, cards and cross-border payments in Cameroon, integrations, costs, and the friction that kills conversions. Who it’s for: Founders building anything transactional You leave with: A payment decision guide for your product.

Legal Foundations, Incorporation, IP & Contracts | Masterclass, 60 min - The legal basics founders skip and later regret: how and where to incorporate, protecting IP, and the contracts every startup needs. Who it’s for: Early founders You leave with: A legal-foundations checklist to action.

Storytelling for Fundraising, The Pitch Narrative | Workshop, 60 min - Building the story that makes investors lean in: the arc, the traction proof, and the ask, beyond a good-looking deck. Who it’s for: Fundraising founders You leave with: A rewritten pitch narrative for your venture.

Selling to Big Companies & Government | Panel, 50 min - How startups win enterprise and public-sector customers, procurement realities, pilots, long sales cycles, and getting paid on time. Who it’s for: B2B and gov-tech founders You leave with: A playbook for landing large-organisation deals.

Grants & Non-Dilutive Funding Deep-Dive | Masterclass, 60 min - The full landscape of grants, challenges, and non-dilutive capital available to Cameroonian and African founders, and how to write a winning application. Who it’s for: Founders avoiding early dilution You leave with: A shortlist of grants and a stronger application.

Using AI to Build & Run a Lean Startup | Masterclass, 60 min - How solo founders and small teams use AI to build faster, market smarter and operate leaner, practical tools and workflows, not hype. Who it’s for: Resource-constrained founders You leave with: An AI toolkit for running a lean venture.

Track 3 - Outsourcing → Partnerships

Outsourcing → Partnerships

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Cameroon: Africa's Bilingual Outsourcing Advantage | Flagship Panel, Bold Stage, 60 min - The core pitch. Why a workforce fluent in both English and French is a global asset able to serve two language markets from one base, and how Cameroon can turn that into a services industry. The opportunity, honestly sized. Who it’s for: Providers, buyers, government, investors You leave with: A clear articulation of Cameroon's differentiated value proposition.

Getting Partner-Ready — Standards, Security amp; SLAs | Masterclass, 60 min - What global buyers actually require before they sign: quality certifications, data protection and security posture, delivery discipline, and service-level agreements. The gap-closing checklist. Who it’s for: Local providers and agencies You leave with: A partner-readiness checklist scored against global buyer expectations.

Learning from Africa's Outsourcing Winners | Panel, 50 min - The playbooks behind Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and Nigeria's services industries — what they did on policy, talent, infrastructure and marketing — and what Cameroon can adapt fast. Who it’s for: Providers, policymakers, ecosystem You leave with: Three adaptable moves from proven African models.

Building a Remote Services Team Global Clients Trust | Masterclass, 60 min - Practical delivery: hiring and onboarding, managing distributed teams, communication norms, quality control, and building the client trust that renews contracts. Who it’s for: Agency and team leads You leave with: An operating checklist for reliable remote delivery.

From Freelancer to Delivery Agency | Fireside, 45 min - The journey from solo freelancer to a team winning international contracts — how to package services, land bigger clients, and build a deliverable brand. Who it’s for: Freelancers scaling up You leave with: A path from solo work to an agency that lands global contracts.

What Global Buyers Need to Come to Cameroon | Panel, 50 min - A candid buyer's-eye view: the infrastructure, incentives, talent guarantees and risk assurances international buyers need before placing work in a new market. Who it’s for: Government, providers, IPAs You leave with: A prioritised list of what must be true to win buyers.

Talent Pipelines — Building the Workforce for Services Export | Workshop, 60 min - Training-to-placement models that supply services firms with job-ready workers, and how universities and providers can partner to build them. Who it’s for: Providers, trainers, universities You leave with: A model for a training-to-placement pipeline.

AI & the Future of Outsourcing — Threat or Leapfrog? | Session, 45 min - How AI is reshaping BPO — automating the low end and creating higher-value knowledge-services work — and how Cameroon can move up the value chain rather than be left behind. Who it’s for: Providers and workforce planners You leave with: A view of where the durable, higher-value services work will be.

Data Protection & Compliance for Cross-Border Services | Masterclass, 60 min - What international clients demand on data handling and privacy, and how local providers meet it to win and keep contracts. Who it’s for: Providers serving foreign clients You leave with: A compliance readiness checklist for global work.

Contact Centres & Customer Experience — The Bilingual Opportunity | Panel, 50 min - Why Cameroon's English-and-French talent is ideal for serving global customers, and how to build a competitive CX operation. Who it’s for: CX and contact-centre operators You leave with: A view of the bilingual CX opportunity and how to enter it.

IT & Software Outsourcing — Winning Development Contracts | Masterclass, 60 min - Landing and delivering software development work for international clients — positioning, quality, and managing the delivery relationship.

Knowledge Process Outsourcing — Moving Up the Value Chain | Panel, 50 min - Beyond data entry: research, analytics, finance and knowledge services that pay more and are harder to automate away. Who it’s for: Providers seeking higher margins You leave with: Higher-value service lines to move into.

Digital Freelancing at Scale — Marketplaces & Platforms | Workshop, 60 min - Using global freelance platforms strategically — profiles that win, pricing in foreign currency, and scaling from gigs to a steady book of clients. Who it’s for: Freelancers and small teams You leave with: A platform strategy to grow international income.

Pricing & Contracting for International Clients | Masterclass, 60 min - Quoting, contracting and getting paid in foreign currency — rate-setting, scope control, and protecting yourself in cross-border deals. Who it’s for: Providers and freelancers You leave with: Pricing and contract templates for global clients.

Quality & Certifications — ISO, PCI and Passing Client Audits | Masterclass, 60 min - The certifications and controls buyers check, and a practical route to achieving them without a big budget. Who it’s for: Provider leadership You leave with: A prioritised certification roadmap.

Employer Brand — Attracting & Retaining Services Talent | Panel, 50 min - How services firms compete for scarce talent — culture, growth paths and retention in a sector with high churn. Who it’s for: Provider HR and founders You leave with: Retention tactics that keep your best people.

Language & Localisation Services — Cameroon's Bilingual Edge | Session, 45 min - Turning bilingual capability into a service line: translation, localisation, transcription and language-data work for global demand. Who it’s for: Language-skilled entrepreneurs You leave with: A route into the localisation services market.

Nearshoring for Europe & Francophone Markets | Panel, 50 min - Positioning Cameroon as a time-zone- and language-aligned partner for European and francophone buyers. Who it’s for: Providers eyeing Europe You leave with: A targeting approach for francophone and European clients.

Diaspora as a Bridge — Winning Contracts Through Networks | Fireside, 45 min - How the Cameroonian diaspora opens doors to international contracts, and how to build and use those bridges. Who it’s for: Providers seeking global reach You leave with: Ways to activate diaspora networks for deals.

Government & Investment Support for the Services Sector | Panel, 50 min - The incentives, zones and support available to grow a services industry — and what providers should ask for. Who it’s for: Providers and policymakers You leave with: A map of available support and how to access it.

Track 4 - Sustainability → Climate

Sustainability → Climate

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Climate Innovation That Works for Africa | Flagship Panel, Bold Stage, 60 min - Cutting past hype to solutions that fit African conditions and budgets — what's actually working in Cameroon and the region, and what it takes to scale it responsibly. Who it’s for: Innovators, funders, partners, students You leave with: A grounded sense of which climate solutions scale here — and why.

Agritech for Cameroon — From Farm to Market | Masterclass, 60 min - Digital tools across the agricultural value chain: climate-smart practices, weather and advisory data, market linkage, and finance for smallholder farmers and cooperatives. Who it’s for: Agritech founders, farmers, cooperatives You leave with: A toolkit of digital interventions from planting to market.

Powering the Unconnected — Clean & Off-grid Energy | Panel, 50 min - Solar, mini-grids and off-grid models extending energy access — the technology, the business models that work, and the financing behind them. Who it’s for: Energy entrepreneurs, funders, communities You leave with: Viable off-grid models and how they're financed.

Accessing Climate Finance & Green Grants · Masterclass, 60 min - Where the money is and how to qualify — green grants, climate funds, blended finance and carbon-market basics — with the documents and metrics funders expect. Who it’s for: Climate and green founders You leave with: A climate-finance readiness checklist and a list of sources.

Building a Climate Startup in Cameroon | Fireside, 45 min - A founder's honest journey — balancing impact and revenue, finding funding, and scaling a climate venture in a tough market. Who it’s for: Climate founders and aspiring ones You leave with: A realistic view of building a climate business here.

Water, Waste & Resilient Cities | Panel, 50 min - Innovation in sanitation, waste-to-value and urban resilience — practical tech for growing Cameroonian towns and cities. Who it’s for: Urban innovators, municipalities, NGOs You leave with: Deployable ideas for water, waste and city resilience.

Green Skills & Jobs — The Just Transition | Session, 45 min - The new jobs a green economy creates and the skills to fill them — reskilling for solar, agritech, environmental data and more. Who it’s for: Youth, trainers, policymakers You leave with: A map of emerging green jobs and how to train into them.

Measuring & Telling Your Impact | Workshop, 60 min - Impact metrics and measurement that funders trust, and how to tell a credible impact story that unlocks capital. Who it’s for: Founders and NGOs seeking funding You leave with: An impact-measurement starter and a funder-ready narrative

Climate Solutions Showcase | Challenge Showcase, 45 min - Live demos from climate and agritech innovators, including standouts from the National Innovation Bootcamp — a stage for the solutions, not just the talk. Who it’s for: All, plus funders scouting You leave with: Exposure for solutions; a scouting shortlist for funders.

Renewable Energy Financing & Pay-as-You-Go Models | Masterclass, 60 min - The business and financing models making clean energy affordable — PAYG, leasing and blended finance — and how to build one that works. Who it’s for: Energy entrepreneurs and funders You leave with: A financing model template for energy access.

Climate Data, Early Warning & Disaster Resilience | Panel, 50 min - Using data and digital tools to anticipate floods, drought and other shocks — and to protect communities and livelihoods. Who it’s for: Innovators, NGOs, government You leave with: Where climate-data tools add real resilience.

Sustainable Mobility & Logistics | Session, 45 min - Cleaner transport and smarter logistics for Cameroonian cities and trade — electric two-wheelers, routing and last-mile innovation. Who it’s for: Mobility and logistics founders You leave with: Opportunities in low-carbon movement of people and goods.

Circular Economy & E-Waste in Cameroon | Panel, 50 min - Turning waste into value: recycling, repair, and managing the growing e-waste stream as a business and an environmental necessity. Who it’s for: Circular-economy entrepreneurs You leave with: Business models in reuse, repair and recycling.

Forests, Carbon & Nature-Based Solutions | Masterclass, 60 min - How carbon markets and nature-based projects work, and how Cameroonian actors can participate credibly and benefit. Who it’s for: Land, forestry and climate actors You leave with: A primer on entering carbon and nature-based markets.

Climate-Smart Agriculture — Cocoa, Coffee & Staples | Workshop, 60 min - Practical climate-smart techniques and digital tools for Cameroon's key crops, from soil to market and finance. Who it’s for: Agritech founders, cooperatives You leave with: Interventions to raise yields and resilience.

Women & Youth in the Green Economy | Panel, 50 min - Ensuring the green transition creates opportunity for women and youth — access to finance, land, skills and markets. Who it’s for: Youth, women founders, funders You leave with: Pathways and support to enter the green economy.

Green Buildings & Sustainable Construction Tech | Session, 45 min - Materials, design and tech for lower-carbon, climate-adapted buildings suited to Cameroonian conditions and budgets. Who it’s for: Builders, architects, innovators You leave with: Practical green-construction options to adopt.

Health & Climate — Tech for Resilient Communities | Panel, 50 min - The climate-health link — heat, water, disease — and the digital tools helping communities stay healthy and prepared. Who it’s for: Health-tech and NGO actors You leave with: Where health-tech meets climate resilience.

Blue Economy & Water Resource Innovation | Session, 45 min - Innovation around water, fisheries and coastal resources — sustainable use and the tech enabling it. Who it’s for: Water and coastal innovators You leave with: Opportunities in the blue economy.

Scaling Climate Solutions — From Pilot to National Impact | Fireside, 45 min - What it takes to move a climate solution from a successful pilot to real national scale — funding, partnerships and policy alignment. Who it’s for: Growth-stage climate founders You leave with: A scaling roadmap for climate ventures.

Track 5 - AI Sandbox

AI Sandbox

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AI in 30 Minutes — What It Is and Isn't | Lightning Talk - 30 min - A plain-language primer that cuts through the hype: what today's AI can and can't do, and where it's genuinely useful. The on-ramp for everything else in the Sandbox. Who it’s for: Total beginners You leave with: A clear, jargon-free mental model of AI.

Prompt Engineering Hands-On Lab | Lab - 60 min - A guided workstation session learning to get real value from AI chat tools — better prompts, context and iteration — with exercises you keep. Who it’s for: Everyone with a phone or laptop You leave with: A prompt playbook for work and study.

Build a Chatbot With No Code | Lab - 75 min - Build and deploy a simple working chatbot for a business or community use case — no programming required. Who it’s for: Beginners and SME owners You leave with: A working chatbot you built yourself.

AI for Students — Study, Research & Create Faster | Workshop - 60 min - Using AI responsibly to learn, research and produce better work — with a frank look at where it helps and where it cheats you. Who it’s for: Students You leave with: An AI study toolkit and the ethics to use it well.

AI for Small Business — Marketing, Sales & Operations | Masterclass - 60 min - Concrete AI wins for a small Cameroonian business: content, customer replies, bookkeeping help and admin — cheap or free tools first. Who it’s for: SME owners and founders You leave with: A shortlist of AI tools to deploy this month.

Generative AI for Content & Design | Lab - 60 min - Hands-on with text, image and design generation — and how to use it professionally without losing your own voice or crossing rights lines. Who it’s for: Creators and marketers You leave with: A generative-AI workflow for real output.

Data Analysis With AI — From Spreadsheet to Insight | Lab - 75 min - Turn raw data into charts and insight with AI assistance — for people who are not data scientists. Who it’s for: Analysts, SME owners, students You leave with: An AI-assisted analysis you can repeat at work.

Building With AI APIs — A Developer Lab | Lab - 75 min - For developers: calling AI APIs, grounding responses in your own data, and shipping a small AI feature. Who it’s for: Developers You leave with: A working AI feature and starter code.

AI for Cameroonian Languages — NLP for Local Tongues | Session - 45 min - The frontier of building AI that understands local languages — the challenges, the projects underway, and how to contribute. Who it’s for: Developers, linguists, researchers You leave with: A view of local-language AI and how to join in.

Computer Vision Demos — Seeing With Machines | Demo - 30 min - Live demonstrations of vision AI — from document scanning to quality inspection to agriculture — and where it's useful here. Who it’s for: All visitors You leave with: A grasp of what vision AI can do in practice.

AI in Agriculture — Live Agritech Demos | Demo - 30 min - Real agritech tools using AI for pest detection, advisory and yield — connecting to the Sustainability pillar. Who it’s for: Agri actors, founders, students You leave with: Concrete AI-in-agriculture examples to explore.

AI in Healthcare — Diagnostics & Access | Session - 45 min - How AI is extending diagnosis and health access in low-resource settings — the promise, the limits and the safeguards. Who it’s for: Health, tech and NGO actors You leave with: Where health AI adds value responsibly.

AI in Fintech — Fraud, Credit & Inclusion | Session - 45 min - AI applications powering payments, credit scoring and fraud detection — and how they advance financial inclusion. Who it’s for: Fintech builders and curious founders You leave with: Use cases at the AI-fintech intersection.

Responsible AI — Bias, Ethics & Safety in Practice | Masterclass - 60 min - A hands-on look at where AI goes wrong — bias, hallucination, privacy — and practical steps to use and build it responsibly. Who it’s for: Everyone, especially builders You leave with: A responsible-AI checklist for your work

AI & Jobs — Augment, Don't Replace | Panel - 50 min - An honest conversation about AI and employment in Cameroon: which tasks change, which skills rise in value, and how to stay ahead. Who it’s for: Youth and professionals You leave with: A view of how to make AI your advantage, not your threat.

Automate Your Work — AI Agents & Workflows | Lab - 60 min - Building simple automations and AI agents that handle repetitive work — for professionals and small teams. Who it’s for: Professionals and operators You leave with: An automation you can put to work immediately.

Voice & Chat AI — Building Assistants for Africa | Session - 45 min - Designing voice and chat assistants that work for African users, languages and connectivity realities. Who it’s for: Builders and product people You leave with: Design principles for locally-relevant assistants.

AI Startup Clinic — Validate Your AI Idea | Clinic - 60 min - Bring an AI idea and get it pressure-tested by practitioners — feasibility, data, differentiation and the trap of 'AI for its own sake'. Who it’s for: AI founders and aspiring ones You leave with: Honest feedback and next steps for your AI idea.

Deepfakes & Misinformation — Spot and Defend | Session - 45 min - Recognising AI-generated fakes and protecting yourself, your organisation and your community from AI-enabled misinformation. Who it’s for: General public, media, public sector You leave with: Skills to detect and respond to AI fakes.

The AI Sandbox Showcase & Awards | Showcase - 60 min - The best demos from the floor — including standout builds from visitors and the National Innovation Bootcamp's AI entries — presented and recognised. Who it’s for: All visitors and partners You leave with: Exposure for solutions and a scouting shortlist.

Track 6 - Career Fair Stage

Career Fair Stage

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Ace the Tech Interview | Micro-session - 25 min - What junior tech interviews really test and how to prepare fast — technical and behavioural, with live examples. Who it’s for: Candidates before interviews You leave with: An interview-prep checklist to use the same day.

Build Your CV in 30 Minutes | Micro-session - 30 min - A guided sprint to a clean, recruiter-ready CV, with the top mistakes to remove. Who it’s for: Any job-seeker You leave with: A tightened CV ready to hand to employers.

Land a Remote Job | Micro-session -25 min - How to find, apply for and win remote and global-remote roles from Cameroon — and how to get paid. Who it’s for: Remote-curious candidates You leave with: A remote job-search starter kit.

What Recruiters Screen For | Micro-session - 25 min - Recruiters reveal the first-30-seconds screen — CV, portfolio and profile — and how to pass it. Who it’s for: All candidates You leave with: The screening criteria you're actually judged on.

Portfolio Clinic — Get Yours Reviewed Live | Micro-session - 30 min - Bring a portfolio and get a rapid, honest review from a practitioner with fixes to make on the spot. Who it’s for: Design, dev and data candidates You leave with: Concrete edits to strengthen your portfolio.

LinkedIn Makeover in 20 Minutes | Micro-session - 25 min - A guided sprint to a recruiter-ready LinkedIn profile — headline, about, skills and proof. Who it’s for: All job-seekers You leave with: A refreshed, findable profile.

Salary Negotiation for First Jobs | Micro-session - 25 min - How to research, ask for and negotiate a fair first offer without losing the opportunity. Who it’s for: New graduates You leave with: Scripts and ranges to negotiate confidently.

How to Get an Internship That Converts | Micro-session - 25 min - Finding, landing and turning an internship into a full-time role. Who it’s for: Students and graduates You leave with: A plan to win and convert an internship.

Freelancing 101 — Your First Client | Micro-session - 30 min - Packaging a skill, finding a first client, and getting paid — locally and online. Who it’s for: Aspiring freelancers You leave with: Steps to your first paid gig.

Standing Out With No Experience | Micro-session - 25 min - How juniors get hired with no formal experience — projects, proof and initiative. Who it’s for: Entry-level candidates You leave with: Ways to demonstrate value without a track record.

Cover Letters & Applications That Get Read | Micro-session - 25 min - Writing applications recruiters actually finish — and tailoring fast. Who it’s for: All applicants You leave with: A reusable application framework.

Talk to Employers With Confidence | Micro-session - 25 min - Approaching booths, pitching yourself in 30 seconds, and following up. Who it’s for: Nervous networkers You leave with: A confident booth-conversation script.

Tech Roles Explained — Which One Fits You? | Micro-session - 30 min - A fast tour of tech roles and a simple way to find the one that fits your strengths. Who it’s for: Undecided candidates You leave with: A shortlist of roles to target.

From Campus to Career — A Graduate's Roadmap | Micro-session - 25 min - The first-year-out roadmap: what to do in the months around graduation to land well. Who it’s for: Final-year students You leave with: A dated graduation-to-job plan.

Personal Branding for Job-Seekers | Micro-session - 25 min - Being memorable and credible — online and in person — as an early-career candidate. Who it’s for: All job-seekers You leave with: A simple personal-brand checklist.

Handling Rejection & Staying in the Game | Micro-session - 25 min - Turning 'no' into feedback and momentum — the mindset and habits of persistent job-seekers. Who it’s for: Anyone job-hunting You leave with: A resilience routine for the search.

Remote Work & Getting Paid Globally | Micro-session - 30 min - Winning remote roles from Cameroon and handling the practicalities of global pay. Who it’s for: Remote-curious candidates You leave with: A remote-readiness and payment checklist.

Employer Spotlight Sessions | Rolling Slots - 20 min each - Employers introduce who they are, the roles they're hiring, and what they look for — then take questions. Who it’s for: All candidates You leave with: Direct insight into specific employers hiring now.

Women in Tech — Breaking In & Moving Up | Micro-session - 30 min - Practical strategies, networks and role models for women entering and advancing in tech. Who it’s for: Women candidates and allies You leave with: Networks and tactics to break in and rise.

Ask a Recruiter — Live Q&A | Micro-session - 30 min - Open Q&A with recruiters on CVs, interviews, screening and what actually gets you hired. Who it’s for: All candidates You leave with: Answers to your real hiring questions.

Track 7 - Policy Forum

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The Startup Act — From Paper to Practice | Opening Forum, 75 min - The state of play on the Startup Act: what's implemented, where the gaps are between the text and the founder's reality, and the specific fixes that would unlock the ecosystem. Who it’s for: Government, founders, ecosystem, funders You leave with: An agreed short-list of implementation priorities.

Digital Public Infrastructure for Cameroon | Think-Do Tank, 75 min - Digital ID, payment rails and data-exchange as the foundations of a digital economy — what to build, how to sequence it, and how to govern it. Who it’s for: Government, regulators, private sector You leave with: A sequencing view for national digital infrastructure.

Data Protection & AI Governance — Getting the Rules Right | Roundtable, 60 min - Balancing innovation with rights: data protection, cross-border data, and a proportionate approach to AI governance that doesn't choke local innovation. Who it’s for: Regulators, legal, industry, civil society You leave with: Principles for rules that protect without stifling.

Financing the Digital Economy — Tax, Incentives & Capital | Forum, 60 min - The fiscal and regulatory levers that help or hinder capital formation — tax treatment, incentives, and investor-friendly reforms. Who it’s for: Government, investors, founders You leave with: A menu of reforms to improve the capital environment.

Skills & Education Policy for a Digital Workforce | Think Tank, 60 min - Aligning education and TVET with the jobs the economy actually needs — curriculum, industry links, and pathways. Who it’s for: Education officials, industry, academia You leave with: Policy moves to close the skills-to-jobs gap.

Connectivity & Access — Closing the Digital Divide | Roundtable, 60 min - Infrastructure, rural access and affordability — the practical steps to bring more Cameroonians online and keep them there. Who it’s for: Government, telcos, regulators, civil society You leave with: Priority actions to widen affordable access.

Partner-Initiated Policy Sessions | Reserved Slot, 45–60 min - Slots for organisations to convene a policy topic within the forum's format and standards. Proposals must be evidence-based, non-partisan and solution-oriented, with a named desired outcome. Who it’s for: Qualified partner organisations You leave with: A structured discussion aimed at a specific commitment.

Commitments & Communiqué Drafting | Working Session, Day 3 morning - The forum consolidates its threads into commitments and drafts the CITS26 Policy Communiqué, presented at the closing plenary on the Bold Stage. Who it’s for: Forum participants and rapporteurs You leave with: A drafted communiqué and a commitments register.

Digital Identity & Trust Frameworks | Roundtable, 60 min - Building a digital ID and trust layer that enables services and inclusion while protecting citizens — design choices and safeguards. Who it’s for: Government, regulators, industry You leave with: Principles for a trusted digital-ID approach.

Cybersecurity Policy & National Resilience | Roundtable, 60 min - A national approach to cyber resilience — critical infrastructure, incident response, and public-private coordination. Who it’s for: Government, security, industry You leave with: Priorities for a national cyber posture.

E-Government & Digital Public Services | Forum, 60 min - Moving public services online in ways citizens actually use — sequencing, interoperability and change management. Who it’s for: Public sector, civic tech You leave with: A pragmatic e-government delivery view.

Intellectual Property & the Creative/Tech Economy | Roundtable, 60 min - Protecting and monetising local innovation and creative work — IP frameworks fit for a digital, African context. Who it’s for: Creators, founders, legal You leave with: Reforms to strengthen IP for innovators.

Cross-Border Data & Regional Harmonisation | Think Tank, 60 min - Aligning data and digital rules regionally under CEMAC and AfCFTA to unlock trade and scale — where harmonisation helps and where sovereignty matters. Who it’s for: Government, regional bodies, industry You leave with: A view on regional digital harmonisation.

Telecom, Spectrum & Infrastructure Policy | Roundtable, 60 min - The infrastructure and spectrum decisions that determine cost, coverage and competition — enabling affordable access. Who it’s for: Regulators, telcos, industry You leave with: Levers to expand affordable connectivity.

Digital Taxation & the Informal Economy | Forum, 60 min - Taxing the digital economy fairly without smothering it, and bringing the informal sector in through digital tools. Who it’s for: Government, private sector You leave with: A balanced view on digital taxation.

Gender & Digital Inclusion Policy | Roundtable, 60 min - Closing the digital gender gap through policy — access, safety, skills and finance for women and girls. Who it’s for: Government, civil society, industry You leave with: Policy actions for digital gender inclusion.

AI Strategy for Cameroon — A National Approach | Think-Do Tank,75 min - What a credible national AI strategy looks like — talent, data, compute, ethics and use cases — grounded in Cameroon's realities. Who it’s for: Government, academia, industry You leave with: Building blocks for a national AI approach.

Public Procurement as a Lever for Local Tech | Forum, 60 min - Using government buying power to grow local tech — local-content rules, SME set-asides, and procurement that startups can win. Who it’s for: Government, founders, associations You leave with: Procurement reforms to back local tech.

Regulating Fintech & Digital Payments | Roundtable, 60 min - Enabling fintech and inclusion while managing risk — licensing, interoperability and consumer protection. Who it’s for: Regulators, fintech, banks You leave with: A proportionate fintech-regulation view.

Green & Climate Policy Meets Digital | Think Tank, 60 min - Where climate policy and digital policy intersect — data, incentives and rules that accelerate green innovation. Who it’s for: Government, climate actors, industry You leave with: Joined-up green-and-digital policy priorities.

Yaounde - Cameroon
October 2026

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Track 3 - Outsourcing → Partnerships

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Track 4 - Sustainability → Climate

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Yaounde - Cameroon
October 2026